HP Photosmart 7700 Printer series User manual

basics guide

hp photosmart

7700 series

hp photosmart 7700 series

All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without

the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company.

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors

contained herein or for consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

HP, the HP logo, and Photosmart are property of Hewlett-Packard Company.

IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

The Secure Digital logo is a trademark of the SD Association.

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

CompactFlash, CF, and the CF logo are trademarks of the CompactFlash Association (CFA).

Sony Memory Stick is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.

MultiMediaCard is a trademark of Infineon Technologies AG of Germany, and is licensed to the MMCA (MultiMediaCard

Association).

xD-Picture Card is a trademark of Fuji Photo Films Co., Ltd.,Toshiba Corporation, and Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.

SmartMedia is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation.

Mac, the Mac logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

Other brands and their products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

The embedded software in your printer is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.

The copyrights to certain photos within this document are retained by the original owners.

Regulatory Model Identification Number

For regulatory identification purposes, your product is assigned a Regulatory Model Number. The Regulatory Model Number

for your product is SDGOA-0377. This regulatory number should not be confused with the marketing name (hp photosmart 7700

series printer) or product numbers (Q3015A, Q3016A).

safety information

Always follow basic safety precautions when using this product to reduce risk of injury from fire or electric shock.

Warning! To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or any type of moisture.

Warning! Potential shock hazard.

• Read and understand all instructions in the HP Photosmart Setup Guide.

• Use only a grounded electrical outlet when connecting the unit to a power source. If you do not know whether the outlet is

grounded, check with a qualified electrician.

• Observe all warnings and instructions marked on the product.

• Unplug this product from wall outlets before cleaning.

• Do not install or use this product near water or when you are wet.

• Install the product securely on a stable surface.

• Install the product in a protected location where no one can step on or trip over the power cord, and where the power cord

will not be damaged.

• If the product does not operate normally, see the troubleshooting information in the HP Photosmart Printer Help.

• There are no operator serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

• Use in a well-ventilated area.

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contents

1 get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

find information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

view the hp photosmart printer help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

print the hp photosmart printer help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

printer parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

input bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

menu structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

paper information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

load paper in the in tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

load paper in the photo tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

print cartridge information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

supported print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

install or replace print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

ink-backup printing mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

print cartridge storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2 set the defaults on your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

keep or discard print settings after printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

set the number of copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

set the photo size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

set borderless printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

set paper detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

unmark camera-selected photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

revert to the factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

set LCD screen language and country/region . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

set print quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3 print from a memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

supported memory cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

insert a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

remove a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

decide which photos to print or to send via e-mail. . . . . . . . . . 26

view photos from the LCD screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

use 9-up view mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

print a photo index page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

print a proof sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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scan a proof sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

select a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

deselect a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

print photos from a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

print unmarked photos on a memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

print camera-selected photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

print new photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

4 print from the direct-printing port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

connect your hp digital camera to the direct-printing port . . . . 33

adjust print settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

connect your notebook computer to the direct-printing port . . . 35

5 print from your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

print from your Windows PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

print from a software application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

print borderless photos from your Windows PC . . . . . . . . . 38

use the Windows PC taskbar icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

print from your Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

print from a software application (OS X or OS 9). . . . . . . . 42

6 troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

hardware problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

7 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

recommended paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

printer specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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get started

welcome

Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart 7700 Series printer! With your new

photo printer, you can print beautiful photos, save photos to your computer, and

create fun and easy projects.

For information about:

• Printing photos stored on your memory card, see print from a memory card

on page 21.

• Printing camera-selected photos stored on your memory card, see print

camera-selected photos on page 31.

• Printing camera-selected photos by connecting your HP direct-printing

digital camera to your printer, see print from the direct-printing port on

page 33.

• Printing borderless photos from your Windows

®

PC, see print borderless

photos from your Windows PC on page 38.

• Printing borderless photos from your Macintosh

®

, see print from a

software application (OS X or OS 9) on page 42.

• Saving photos to your computer, see the HP Photosmart Printer Help. For

information, see view the hp photosmart printer help on page 2.

• Adding borders, changing photo color effects, cropping photos, and other

creative features, see the HP Photosmart Printer Help. For information, see

view the hp photosmart printer help on page 2.

• E-mailing photos to your friends and family, see the HP Photosmart Printer

Help. For information, see view the hp photosmart printer help on page 2.

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find information

Your new printer comes with the following documentation to help you get started

and take full advantage of your printer’s capabilities:

• Setup Guide — The HP Photosmart Setup Guide contains quick and easy

instructions to help you set up your printer and install the printer software.

• Basics Guide — The HP Photosmart 7700 Series Basics Guide is the

booklet you are reading. This booklet describes the basic features of your

printer and contains hardware troubleshooting information.

• Setup & Support Reference Guide — The HP Photosmart Setup & Support

Reference Guide explains how to install and set up the software that comes

with your printer. This guide contains software troubleshooting information,

describes how to get support from www.hp.com/support, and explains

how to contact HP support.

• HP Photosmart Printer Help — The HP Photosmart Printer Help describes

how to use the more advanced features of your new printer. The Printer

Help includes information about printer care and maintenance, advanced

troubleshooting, and error messages.

After you have installed the HP Photosmart printer software on your

computer, you can view and print the HP Photosmart Printer Help. For more

information, see the next section.

view the hp photosmart printer help

– Windows PC: From the Start menu, select Programs (in Windows XP,

select All Programs); Hewlett-Packard; Photosmart 140, 240, 7200,

7600, 7700, 7900 Series; Photo & Imaging Director. From the Photo &

Imaging Director, click Help.

– Macintosh: Insert the HP Photosmart CD. In the User Docs folder, select

your language, then double-click the photosmart 7760.html file.

print the hp photosmart printer help

– Windows PC: Click Print in the top navigation bar of the HP Photosmart

Printer Help window.

– Macintosh: Click in the frame you want to print. From the File menu,

select Print, or click Print in the top navigation bar of the browser.

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what’s in the box

Your printer box contains the following items:

Note: Some contents may vary by country and region.

1 The HP Photosmart 7700 Series printer

2 A photo paper storage bag

3 The HP Photosmart 7700 Series Setup Guide

4 TThe HP Photosmart 7700 Series Basics Guide and the HP Photosmart

Setup & Support Reference Guide

5 The HP Photosmart 7700 Series printer software CD

6 A print cartridge protector

7 The HP #57 tri-color print cartridge and the HP #58 photo print cartridge

8 A power supply (power supplies may vary in appearance or have an

additional power cord)

9 A faceplate

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printer parts

front

back

Photo tray slider

Move this slider to engage

or disengage the photo tray

Photo tray

Lift the paper catch to load

photo paper in the photo

tray

LCD screen

Use this screen to view your

photos and menu options

Out tray

Remove this tray to load

small media and to clear a

paper jam

Top cover

Lift the top cover to change

the print cartridges

In tray

Place paper or envelopes

in this tray for printing

Paper width guide

Adjust this guide to fit

close to the edge of the

paper in the In tray

Paper length guide

Adjust this guide to fit close to

the end of the paper in the In

tray

Input bay door

Lift this door to access the

memory card slots and the

direct-printing port

Paper catch extension

Flip this guide open to

catch the printed paper

Paper catch

Lift this tray to load paper

Rear access door

Remove this door to clear a

paper jam

Power cord connection

Use this to connect the

power cord included with

the printer

USB port

Use this port to connect the

printer to your computer

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control panel

Tip: Press and hold a button to change its value rapidly. For example, press

and hold the S

ELECT PHOTOS  button to move rapidly through the photos

on a memory card.

indicator lights

SAVE

Press this button to save

photos from a memory

card to your computer

P

RINT NEW PHOTOS

Press this button to

automatically print the most

recent photos on yourthat

have not yet been printed

E-

MAIL

Press this button to send a

photo to an E-mail address

Z

OOM +/ZOOM –

Press Z

OOM + to enter

into Zoom mode or

press Z

OOM – to view

nine photos on the

printer’s LCD screen at

a time

R

OTATE

Press this button to rotate

the currently displayed

photo

M

ENU

Press this button to view the

printer menu

O

N

Press this button to turn

on the printer or put it

into power-save mode

S

IZE

Press this button to adjust

the print size of your photos

C

OPIES

Press this button to select

the number of copies you

want to print

OK

Press this button to select

the current photo, to answer

questions on the LCD

screen, or to select menu

options

S

ELECT PHOTOS 

Use these arrows to view

all photos or to move the

selection box on a

zoomed photo

CANCEL

Press this button to deselect

photos, to exit a menu, or to

stop an action you have

requested

S

ELECT PHOTOS 

Use these arrows to view

selected photos, to

move the selection box

on a zoomed photo, or

to view menu selections

P

RINT

Press this button to

print selected photos

from a memory card

On/Attention light

On (Green)

The power is on

Off

The printer is in

power-save mode

Blinking (Green)

The printer is busy

Blinking (Red)

The printer requires

attention

Memory car

d

l

ig

h

t

On

The memory card is

inserted correctly

Off

No memory card is

inserted

Blinking

Information is being

transmitted between

the memory card and

the printer or

computer

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input bay

menu structure

Use this section to review options that are available from the main menu on your

printer’s LCD screen. To access the menu options, press the M

ENU button on the

printer’s control panel.

For more information about submenu options, see the HP Photosmart Printer

Help. For information about accessing the HP Photosmart Printer Help, see view

the hp photosmart printer help on page 2.

SmartMedia

™

/xD-Picture

Card

™

memory card slot

You can insert a

SmartMedia memory card

into the upper portion of

this slot or an xD-Picture

Card memory card into the

lower right portion of this

slot

MultiMediaCard

™

/Secure

Digital

™

memory card slot

You can insert a

MultiMediaCard or a Secure

Digital memory card into this

slot

Sony

®

Memory Stick

memory card slot

You can insert a supported

Sony Memory Stick

memory card into this slot

CompactFlash

™

/IBM

®

Microdrive memory card slot

You can insert a

CompactFlash or an IBM

Microdrive memory card into

this slot

Direct-printing port

Use this port to connect a

notebook computer or an

HP direct-printing digital

camera to the printer

Input bay

Use this bay to insert a

memory card or to connect

your HP direct-printing

digital camera or your

notebook computer to the

direct-printing port

Menu Option Choices

Print special Print all

Create album

Print range

Print index page

Print proof sheet

Scan proof sheet

Enhance image Photo brightness

Add frame

Add color effect

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paper information

You can print on a wide variety of paper types and sizes, from index cards and

photo paper to envelopes and transparencies. For best results, use paper

designed specifically for your projects. For example, if you are printing a photo,

be sure to print on HP premium plus photo paper for the best photo quality.

Note: If you are printing from the computer and using HP specialty paper,

select the paper type when you set the print settings. For more information,

see print from your computer on page 37.

For a list of available HP-designed inkjet papers, or to purchase supplies, go to:

• www.hpshopping.com (U.S.)

• www.hp-go-supplies.com (Europe)

• www.hp.com/paper (Asia/Pacific)

• www.jpn.hp.com/supply/inkjet (Japan)

Different countries have different paper sizes. For instance, Europe uses A4

paper while the U.S. uses letter-size paper. To change the paper sizes that are

available from the printer’s LCD screen, change the LCD screen language and

country/region settings. For more information, see set LCD screen language and

country/region on page 19.

Tools Slide show

Print quality

Print sample page

Print test page

Clean cartridges

Calibrate printer

Preferences After printing

# of copies

Photo size

Video print

Add date/time

Borderless

Exif printing

Improve contrast

Extend colors

Paper detect

Camera selections

Restore defaults

Language

Menu Option Choices

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Your printer supports the following paper tray accessories that you can purchase

separately:

– Automatic Two-Sided Printing Accessory (HP C8955A) for double-sided

printing

– 250-sheet plain paper tray (HP Q3447A), which holds a half ream of

plain paper

load paper in the in tray

You can print using many different types of paper in the In tray, including plain

paper, HP photo paper, and HP premium inkjet transparency film. For more

information about supported paper types and sizes, see specifications on

page 53.

To load paper in the In tray:

1 Lift the paper catch.

2 Pull out the paper length guide on the In tray and slide the paper width

guide as far to the left as it will go.

3 Place a stack of paper in the In tray.

– Load the paper with the side to be printed facing down.

– Always load paper in the portrait orientation, with the shortest edge

toward you.

– Be careful not to use too much or too little paper. It may be difficult for

the printer to pick up a sheet of paper when there are only one or two

sheets in the In tray. Check that the stack of paper contains several

sheets, but is no higher than the top of the paper length guide. For

more information about the amount of paper to load in the In tray, see

specifications on page 53.

– Use one type and size of paper at a time. Do not mix paper types or

sizes in the In tray.

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4 Adjust the paper width guide and the paper length guide to fit close to the

edges of the paper without bending the paper. This adjustment helps the

paper feed straight into the printer.

5 Lower the paper catch.

6 Pull out the photo tray slider until it stops. This action disengages the photo

tray so the printer uses the paper in the In tray.

load paper in the photo tray

Use the photo tray when you want to print on 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photo

paper or L-size cards (3.5 x 5 inches, 90 x 127 mm).

Note: For information about storing and handling the photo paper, see the

HP Photosmart Printer Help.

Tip: If you want to print 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) borderless photos, be sure

to use HP premium plus photo paper, glossy 4 x 6 borderless. If you are

printing from the control panel, check that your printer is set to print

borderless photos. If you are printing from a software application, select the

appropriate borderless paper size from the Print dialog box.

When you use the photo tray, you can leave paper in the In tray. If you run out

of photo paper in the photo tray, the printer continues to print using paper from

the In tray.

Tip: To print many photos at once, load the In tray with additional photo

paper.

To load paper in the photo tray:

1 Pull out the photo tray slider until it stops. This action disengages the photo

tray.

2 Lift the paper catch.

3 Pull out the photo tray paper length guide and slide the photo tray paper

width guide as far to the left as it will go.

4 Place approximately 15 sheets of photo paper in the photo tray with the

side to be printed facing down. If you are using tabbed paper, insert the

paper so the tab feeds in last. The printed photo faces up on the paper

catch.

Note: If you overload the photo tray, the printer may not be able to pick up

the photo paper.

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5 Adjust the photo tray paper length guide and paper width guide to fit close

to the edges of the paper without bending the paper. This adjustment helps

the paper feed straight into the printer.

6 Lower the paper catch.

7 Push the photo tray slider forward until it stops. The photo tray disappears

from view in the photo tray window. This action engages the photo tray.

print cartridge information

Your printer prints in color and in black and white. HP provides a range of print

cartridges so that you can choose the best print cartridges for your project.

supported print cartridges

Your printer supports the following print cartridges. Installing a print cartridge

that is not in this table may invalidate your printer warranty.

When you install a print cartridge, match the number on the print cartridge to

the number on the print cartridge latch. The printer holds two print cartridges at

a time.

To print... Use these print cartridges...

Color or black and white

documents

HP #57 (C6657A) — Tri-color print cartridge

and

HP #56 (C6656A) — Black print cartridge

Color photos HP #57 (C6657A) — Tri-color print cartridge

and

HP #58 (C6658A) — Photo print cartridge

Black and white photos HP #57 (C6657A) — Tri-color print cartridge

and

HP #59 (C9359A) — Photo gray print cartridge

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Caution! Check that you are using the correct print cartridges. Also, note

that HP does not recommend modifying or refilling HP print cartridges.

Damage that results from modifying or refilling HP print cartridges is not

covered by HP’s warranty.

You can interchange the following print cartridges in the right print cartridge

carrier depending on your printing needs:

• HP #56 (C6656A) — Black print cartridge

• HP #58 (C6658A) — Photo print cartridge

• HP #59 (C9359A) — Photo gray print cartridge

install or replace print cartridges

To get the best performance from your printer, use only genuine HP factory-filled

print cartridges.

To get maximum use from your print cartridges, turn off the printer when it is not

in use. Do not unplug the printer or turn off the power source (such as a power

strip) until the On/Attention light is off. Turning off the printer allows the printer

to store the print cartridges properly.

To install or replace the print cartridges:

1 If the printer is off, press the ON button on the printer’s control panel to turn

on the printer.

2 Load plain paper in the In tray so the printer can print a calibration page

after you install the print cartridges.

3 Lift the top cover of the printer.

4 Push down on the print cartridge latch and pull it forward. The print

cartridge latch pops open.

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5 If you are replacing a print cartridge, slide out the old print cartridge and

recycle or discard it.

Note: For information about recycling print cartridges, go to www.hp.com/

recycle.

6 Take the new print cartridge out of its package.

7 Grasp the pink tab and gently peel off the plastic tape. Make sure you

remove only the plastic tape. Be sure to install the print cartridge

immediately after removing the tape; ink nozzles exposed longer than one

minute may dry out and cause printing problems later. Once the tape is

removed, do not attempt to replace it.

Caution! Do not touch the ink nozzles or the copper contacts on the print

cartridge. Touching these parts may cause the print cartridge to fail.

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8 Insert the print cartridge:

– Hold the print cartridge so the copper contacts go into the printer first.

Line up the ridges on the left and right sides of the top of the print

cartridge with the grooves on the inside of the print cartridge cradle.

– Carefully slide the print cartridge into the cradle under the metal bar,

then firmly push the print cartridge in until it stops.

– Push down on the print cartridge latch until it locks.

9 Close the top cover and press the OK button. The printer prints a

calibration page.

Your printer and print cartridges are calibrated to give you optimal printing

results. You can discard the calibration page.

ink-backup printing mode

Ink-backup Printing Mode allows you to keep printing even if one of your print

cartridges fails or runs out of ink. If you receive a print cartridge error message

on the printer’s LCD screen or your computer monitor, remove the print cartridge

and close the top cover to enter Ink-backup Printing Mode. You will see a

message reminding you that you are in Ink-backup Printing Mode.

Printing in Ink-backup Printing Mode slows the printer and affects its print quality.

Ink-backup Printing Mode will be used for all print jobs until the missing print

cartridge is replaced. For more information about replacing print cartridges, see

install or replace print cartridges on page 11.

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print cartridge storage

The print cartridge protector is designed to keep your print cartridge from drying

out when it is not being used. Whenever you remove a print cartridge from the

printer, store it in the print cartridge protector that came with your printer.

Note: It is important that you place the print cartridge into the print

cartridge protector when it is not installed in the printer. Failure to properly

store the print cartridge can cause the print cartridge to fail.

• To insert a print cartridge into the print cartridge protector, slide it into the

print cartridge protector at a slight angle and snap it securely into place.

• To remove the print cartridge from the print cartridge protector, press down

and back on the top of the print cartridge protector to release the print

cartridge, and then slide the print cartridge out of the print cartridge

protector.

Once you have placed the print cartridge into the print cartridge protector, you

can store the print cartridge in the print cartridge storage area located in your

printer.

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set the defaults on your printer

Your printer comes with default settings for features such as number of copies to

print, photo size, language setting for the LCD screen, and other settings. You

can change these settings to your preferences using the printer’s control panel.

Note: When you print from your computer, the control panel settings on the

printer do not apply. The software on your computer overrides the default

settings you set using the printer’s control panel.

For more information about other default setting options available from the

control panel, see the HP Photosmart Printer Help.

keep or discard print settings after printing

You can choose whether to keep or discard your current print settings and photo

selections after each print job. The printer’s default setting is to ask for print

settings each time you print.

1 On the printer’s control panel, press the M

ENU button.

2 Press the S

ELECT PHOTOS  button until Preferences appears highlighted

on the LCD screen, and then press the OK button.

3 Press the S

ELECT PHOTOS  button until After printing appears

highlighted on the LCD screen, and then press the OK button.

4 Select from the following options:

– Always if you want the printer to always keep the current print settings

after a print job

– Never if you want the printer to reset all print settings to the default

settings after a print job

– Ask if you want the printer to ask after each print job whether to keep

the current print settings

5 With your selection highlighted on the LCD screen, press the OK button.

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set the number of copies

By default, your printer prints one copy of each photo. You can set the printer to

print up to 99 copies of each photo.

This setting applies whenever you select photos and press the OK button to print

them. You can override this setting for the currently displayed photo by pressing

the C

OPIES button and changing the number of copies for that photo before

printing. If you override the setting for a currently displayed photo, all other

photos will still use the number of copies set in the Preferences menu.

1 On the printer’s control panel, press the M

ENU button.

2 Press the S

ELECT PHOTOS  button until Preferences appears highlighted

on the LCD screen, and then press the OK button.

3 Press the S

ELECT PHOTOS  button until # of copies appears highlighted

on the LCD screen, and then press the OK button.

4 Press the SELECT PHOTOS  or  button to increase or decrease the

default number of copies, and then press the OK button.

set the photo size

You can print the photos from a memory card in a variety of sizes. Different

countries and regions have different paper and photo sizes. For instance, Europe

uses 8.27 x 11.7 inch (210 x 297 mm) paper while the U.S. uses 8.5 x 11 inch

(216 x 280 mm) paper. To change the paper and photo sizes that are available

from the printer’s LCD screen, you must change the printer’s language and

country/region settings. For more information, see set LCD screen language and

country/region on page 19.

You can select your default photo size from the following sizes:

Country/region Photo sizes

U.S./Canada

(inches)

4 x 6

2 1/2 x 3 1/4

3 x 4

3 1/2 x 5

5 x 7

8 x 10

8 1/2 x 11

Combo

Europe (cm) 6 x 8

9 x 13

10 x 15

13 x 18

15 x 21

18 x 24

20 x 25

21 x 30

Combo

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